watch roger mason jr. he is the guy who is demanding action. that wraps things up for "the reid report." see you back here tomorrow 2:00 p.m. eastern. the cycle comes up next. >>> breaking right now. tornado alley lighting up once again this afternoon. 75 million americans, a quarter of the population in the path of a dangerous line of severe spring weather. best team in the business from nbc and the weather channel is all over it for us. >> and president obama flying through that system as he tries to weather a political storm at home and abroad. first, the storm of controversy surrounding those racist comments by clippers owner donald sterling. the nba moments ago today him game over. >> the man whose voice is heard on the record and on a second recording from the same conversation that was released on sunday is mr. sterling. i am banning mr. sterling for life with any association of the clippers organization or the nba. mr. sterling may not attend any nba games or practices. he may not be president at any clippers facility, and he may not pa

roger mason jr. indicated, all the players were ready to boycott last night's games, all the games if they were not satisfied. the mercury news reported the warriors planned to walk off the court after tip off if silver did not drop the hammer on sterling. none of that was necessary. everyone was happy with silver's decision. lebron james tweeted, commissioner silver, thank you for protecting our beautiful and powerful league. great leader. bigger and badder than basketball. magic johnson tweeted former and current nba players are very happy and satisfied with the ruling, adding let's hope the other 29 owners do the right thing. now, one of those owners, mark cuban weighed in after the decision was announced saying i agree 100% with the findings and the actions taken against donald sterling. the ball is now in the owner's court. a 3/4 vote will be required to force sterling to sell the team. commissioner silver expects to get the support he needs to make that happen. >> they have to take that vote. t

i think roger mason jr. spoke for a lot of people yesterday as did you gentlemen today.nny wilkins, norm nixon, thank you both. >> thank you. >> thank you for having us. >>> still ahead, the legal battle that donald sterling faces and the family ties that could complicate the whole thing. that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, they could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. call today to request a free decision guide. with these types of plans, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and virtually no referrals needed. join the millions who have already enrolled in the only medicare supplement insurance plans endorsed by aarp... and provided by unitedhealthcare insurance company, which has over 30 years of experience behind it. with all the good years ahea

roger mason talked about that yesterday. listen to that. >> yesterday we had a call that mayor johnson had for us as players with the executive committee members, player reps and players across the league. mayor johnson asked us what our views on the situation were. as you heard, we gave him three points. additionally, i reached out to other players around the league and made it clear that the players were ready to boycott the games if this type of action was not something that adam silver felt was necessary. >> he's talking about all the games that would have been played last night, steph curry from the warriors talked about how they would have done it, let the ball tipped up and they all would have walked off the court. what an incredible scene that would have been. that that didn't have to happen, is good. i'm proud of the players that they were willing to go that far and to say, some things are bigger than the game. >> i said before the game, i'm not going to criticize the clippers players for playing in game four on sun

roger mason is vice president of the players association. >> i reached out to other players around the league and made it clear that the players were ready to boycott the games. >> reporter: they're now demanding an immediate vote from team owners to oust donald sterling. do you believe the board of governors will have enough support to force the sale of the team? >> man, i haven't heard one owner not support sterling selling this team in the media, and i can't see-- i know a lot of openers personally from spending time during negotiations. i would be shocked if it wasn't unanimous. >> reporter: reaction on social media was immediate. dallas mavericks owner mark cuban wrote, "i agree 100% with commissioner silver's findings." magic johnson said commissioner silver showed great leadership in banning the l.a. clippers owner for life. and lebron james said thank you for protecting our beautiful and powerful league. the web site's home page is changed to show only a team logo with the words, "we are one." protesters are planning a rally here at staples center tonight before the clippers ta

nba union vice-president roger mason said players now want an exact timetable for when owners will vote on sterling's forced sale. >> i reached out to other players around the league and made it clear that the players were ready to boycott the games if this type of action was not something that adam silver felt was necessary. i am happy to come here and today and say that as players we are very happy with the decision, though we are not content yet. we want immediate action. we want a timetable from the owners as far as when this mode is going to happen national vote is going to happen. >> while the clippers owner donald sterling's comments sparked national outrage, the case has drawn attention to how previous allegations of racial discrimination went largely unnoticed. in 2009, sterling paid more than $2.7 million dollars to settle federal allegations of driving out people of color from apartment buildings he owns. a former clippers general manager also sued sterling for racial bias, but lost in court. iraq is holding nationwide elections today, the first since u.s. forces withdrew in

. >> that was roger mason today from the nba players association. one of the top players in the player's association. that was immediately following the nba commissioner announcing today that the l.a. clippers owner would be handed a lifetime ban from basketball and that he would be doing everything in his power to ensure that the other owners of teams voted to essentially strip him of his ownership of the clippers. immediately after that announcement there was a dramatic revelation from the players union that there was a real possibility that the players would stop playing starting tonight if the nba didn't take the action they took. joining us now ncaa all american, former nba player, attorney and professor at columbia university len elmore. >> thanks for having me. >> big picture, your reaction to the league's decision today. if you felt it was the right decision and why you think it went down this way. >> absolutely it was the right decision. i'm pleased that adam understands that it needed swift, sure and severe punishment to be laid down simpl

. >> roger mason, the vice president of the national basketball players association, let it be known how far nba players were willing to go. >> additionally i reached out to other players around the league and made it clear that the players were ready to boycott the games if this type of action was not something that adam silver felt was necessary. we want a timetable from the owners as far as when the vote will happen. we feel confident that with adam silver's urging and we have heard from a lot of owners around the league. we think it is something that can be handled quickly. >> forcing sterling to sell the tale under the constitution of the nba will ire the approval of three quarters of the 30 owners. commissioner silver said he was confident he'd get the votes f. the initial reaction is representative silver will succeed. dallas mavericks owner mark cuban who said yesterday that forcing sterling out of the league could be a slippery slope today tweeted, "i agree 100% with commissioner silver and the actions taken." kr are fr the bulls, we will support his recommendation to press

i'd like to bring up the first vice president of the players association, roger mason. [ applause ] >> first of all, i'd like to thank mayor carcetti and mayor johnson who has been so helpful for us at the players association, and all the work he's been doing for us. i have a few important points that i would like to talk about today. i'm here today on behalf of the mvpa, the executive committee, in over 400 current players. as you heard earlier, this was not just about us players, to be clear. this waste just about black or white. this really was about right and wrong. this has offended people across the board, and we will not be discriminated against. yesterday we had a call that mayor johnson had for us as players with executive committee members, player reps and players across the league. mayor johnson asked us what our views on the situation were. as you heard, we gave him three points. additionally, i reached out to other players around the league, and made it clear that the players were ready to boycott the games, if this type of action was not something that adam silver felt w

. >> jay, in today's press conference, roger clemens -- mason, the vice president, said they would walk, have you heard that from players you're in contact with that they were talking about walking? >> i heard gossip of a potential boycott. i thought boycott, pending the decision by adam silver if it was not harsh, was going to be the right decision. you need that tv revenue, you need sponsors to step up to the table and there is no game. you get an answer swiftly. just to answer the last question to otis, i do fault the nba for not handling the situation properly before. i think adam silver as first year as deputy commissioner, did a great job in handling this -- all of these issues that have gone on with racism and by setting the precedent, yes, a guy like donald sterling will still make a huge lump sum of money. he set the precedent in not allowing the racism to occur in a very diverse group. >> so you think the nba should have acted previously before, even though lawsuits happened without him admitting any guilt at all. and elgin silver -- >> i wish they could have, did they have fa

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